tinted lens

Shaded optical piece

A tinted lens is eyeglass or camera glass that has been colored to reduce light transmission or filter certain wavelengths.

Sunglasses typically have tinted lenses to protect eyes from bright light.

In photography, tinted lenses can alter color balance or create visual effects.

The phrase appears figuratively in expressions like looking through rose-tinted lenses, meaning to see things in an unrealistically positive way.

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Opposites
perceptual objectivity (metaphorical)

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Freedom from personal bias

impartiality · open mind

optical transparency/coloration

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Untinted optical piece

clear glass · corrective lens

perceptual modification

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Light-gathering optical element

rose-colored glasses · naked eye

Family

tint, tinted, tinting, tints, lens, lenses, lentil, lenticular

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G